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tennesseeguy · 03-17-2009, 12:58 PM

I've tried and tried...understanding the network needed to expand beyond 60s and 70s sitcoms. they need to get their audience younger. however, today im ready to proclaim the network unwatchable.

from a schedule where you never know what's on...to a schedule that even runs my favorite show andy griffith in the ground....to endless promos for silly shows (they could pay me money and i wouldnt watch high school reunion)....to overplayed movies....to a network that clearly panders in sweep months (why else would CSI be added on thursday -- a key rating day)

this network has lost its way...badly. i am a late 30s media professional myself -- so im in the demo and have some experience. you no longer know what this channel is about. that's bad news.

tanquant · 03-17-2009, 01:10 PM

You are exactly right. I used to love TV Land but now the station is a joke. I can't find anything on anymore. On the Direct TV guide it says one show is coming on and High School Reunion comes on especially when Leave it to Beaver is supposed to be coming on. I also love Andy Griffith but the entire series is on dvd so why don't they show something that is not on dvd

TripperFan · 03-17-2009, 01:15 PM

They lost me about 3 years ago and Nick lost me over 4 years ago. O.k., I'm of the older demo (48) but that's the age group it used to be geared towards. It's like they think we all died off ourselves a few years back and are just going for regular programming now.

Thank goodness the Canadian versions (TVLand and Deja Vu) are still more true to their beginnings, but even they're not what they used to be.

I'm surprised they have ANY viewers left at all really.

Classicshowsgurl15 · 03-17-2009, 02:06 PM

I agree. I mean i'm a younger person (17), but I love the classic shows they used to show. That is how I saw them all. I like The Andy Griffith Show, but it is SO overplayed! I mean it's on dvd. Put shows that aren't on dvd on the station. It's just sad that classic shows are starting to be hard to find on tv anymore in reruns. Cause they are good, clean shows that are good for younger people to see and then they cater to them by showing all these reality shows.

sbeamish · 03-17-2009, 02:47 PM

I tell you, that's one thing I cannot understand.

I can actually see why they've turned their backs on those of us who love 50s,60s, and 70s television. The money is with the younger crowd. But this whole Andy Griffith thing.

I like the show too, though it's not one of my absolute favorites. But you wouldn't be able to blast it off TVLand primetime with a nuclear missile. Please, give SOME other show a chance: Lucy, Gilligan... anything. I don't think any old classic has had this kind of loving treatment from TVLand.

Is Barney Fife running the station?

MickeyMac · 03-17-2009, 04:54 PM

TVLand started to lose me when they added more and more shows from the 70's. For me they really went to sh*t when they added The Cosby Show, I still havent forgiven them for that one. Now they are beyond watchable.

browneyes106 · 03-17-2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Classicshowsgurl15

I agree. I mean i'm a younger person (17), but I love the classic shows they used to show. That is how I saw them all. I like The Andy Griffith Show, but it is SO overplayed! I mean it's on dvd. Put shows that aren't on dvd on the station. It's just sad that classic shows are starting to be hard to find on tv anymore in reruns. Cause they are good, clean shows that are good for younger people to see and then they cater to them by showing all these reality shows.

I feel the same way too. There are several shows that are overplayed and are on DVD. There are several shows that haven't been played on TV Land in years.

DSfan · 03-17-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

Thank goodness the Canadian versions (TVLand and Deja Vu) are still more true to their beginnings, but even they're not what they used to be.

Dejaview just added Wonder Years to their lineup weekdays at 12PM-1PM and 1AM-2AM (encore). I think Dejaview is much better than TV Land Canada (whose schedule is also a bit all over the place and airs stuff like Ready or Not and some bad Canadian shows). Whereas Dejaview airs great classic stuff now like Three's Company, Good Times, One Day at a Time, Wonder Years, Cosby Show, All in the Family, Who's the Boss?, Silver Spoons, etc.

benjamoon · 03-17-2009, 11:15 PM

What's sad is that new generations of kids will not get to know these classic shows that everyone else has. I'm only 22 but I was introduced to classics from the 50s, 60s, 70s by watching Nick at Nite and TV Land as a kid.

I'm not worried about the shows not being on anymore for me because most of them are available on DVD, at least partially but I am worried about future generations because they won't have any access to it and therefore won't be interested in buying DVDs/watching online. Fans of my generation and before pretty much "discovered" these shows on TV and sadly, that won't be happening as much in today's highly personalized world

catlover79 · 03-17-2009, 11:20 PM

What a big disappointment (and sell-out) TV Land turned out to be. They deserve every bit of the venom they're getting.

Zoneboy · 03-17-2009, 11:42 PM

Tubehead · 03-18-2009, 01:07 AM

I can't stand tv LAND . when they put on cobsyshow. i tryed watching it i don't like it much. i can't stand high school reuion. then they had Homemaker for a while now they keep adding more reality show. they even had she got the look. it was just stupid moldeing for older women. i think they should change their name to reality land. i don't care to much for the moives either . they show the same moives that been on other stations. now their coming out with another reaitly show called the cougar. it about older women dateing younger men. who in the world would watch this stuff? only two shows i watch is sanford and son andthe jerffersons. i also hated when they add scurbs and just shoot me. now their showing csi show. they come on other channels all day long. i want i love lucy back. i can't belive tv land got rid of the show. if they got ridof it they should repleace it with the lucy show OR THE hooneymooner or some older classic show. i just watch my dvd. i got the i love lucy season one and two on dvd. i'm gaving up on tv land.

dawsongirl · 03-18-2009, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by benjamoon

What's sad is that new generations of kids will not get to know these classic shows that everyone else has. I'm only 22 but I was introduced to classics from the 50s, 60s, 70s by watching Nick at Nite and TV Land as a kid.

I'm not worried about the shows not being on anymore for me because most of them are available on DVD, at least partially but I am worried about future generations because they won't have any access to it and therefore won't be interested in buying DVDs/watching online. Fans of my generation and before pretty much "discovered" these shows on TV and sadly, that won't be happening as much in today's highly personalized world

That's how I got into the classics too; I was babysitting when I was around 14 and we watched Nick at Nite. I like more classics than I do current shows.

comedyfreak · 03-18-2009, 05:26 AM

I stopped watching tvland a couple of years ago.

JamesG · 03-18-2009, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by benjamoon

What's sad is that new generations of kids will not get to know these classic shows that everyone else has. I'm only 22 but I was introduced to classics from the 50s, 60s, 70s by watching Nick at Nite and TV Land as a kid.

I remember those days...

In the 1990s one of my favorite nights of television was on Saturday night. This is when they had the SNICK line-up from 8-10pm. After that they had I Love Lucy at 10pm, The Lucy Show at 10:30pm, and Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour from 11-midnight. Whole family used to watch it every night for as long as this line-up lasted.

I also remember Nick-at-Nite had a good run of shows in the 90s. I don't remember exactly what order they ran in but they had The Munsters, I Love Lucy, Happy Days, Bewitched, and I Dream of Jeannie. I remember that other shows like Mary Tyler Moore and Taxi aired later in the evening, past 10 and 11pm.

This was when we first got cable so I remember these programs from when I used to watch it. Over time they gradually changed the line up introducing Diff'rent Strokes, Facts of Life, and The Brady Bunch.

03-17-2009, 12:58 PM	#1
tennesseeguy Member Forum Cub Join Date: Aug 06, 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 2	It's Official: TV Land Is Now Unwatchable I've tried and tried...understanding the network needed to expand beyond 60s and 70s sitcoms. they need to get their audience younger. however, today im ready to proclaim the network unwatchable. from a schedule where you never know what's on...to a schedule that even runs my favorite show andy griffith in the ground....to endless promos for silly shows (they could pay me money and i wouldnt watch high school reunion)....to overplayed movies....to a network that clearly panders in sweep months (why else would CSI be added on thursday -- a key rating day) this network has lost its way...badly. i am a late 30s media professional myself -- so im in the demo and have some experience. you no longer know what this channel is about. that's bad news.

03-17-2009, 01:15 PM	#3
TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	They lost me about 3 years ago and Nick lost me over 4 years ago. O.k., I'm of the older demo (48) but that's the age group it used to be geared towards. It's like they think we all died off ourselves a few years back and are just going for regular programming now. Thank goodness the Canadian versions (TVLand and Deja Vu) are still more true to their beginnings, but even they're not what they used to be. I'm surprised they have ANY viewers left at all really.
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03-17-2009, 02:06 PM	#4
Classicshowsgurl15 Happy Days Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,088	I agree. I mean i'm a younger person (17), but I love the classic shows they used to show. That is how I saw them all. I like The Andy Griffith Show, but it is SO overplayed! I mean it's on dvd. Put shows that aren't on dvd on the station. It's just sad that classic shows are starting to be hard to find on tv anymore in reruns. Cause they are good, clean shows that are good for younger people to see and then they cater to them by showing all these reality shows.
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03-17-2009, 11:15 PM	#9
benjamoon Bewitched Senior Member Join Date: Jun 15, 2000 Location: New York Posts: 1,450	What's sad is that new generations of kids will not get to know these classic shows that everyone else has. I'm only 22 but I was introduced to classics from the 50s, 60s, 70s by watching Nick at Nite and TV Land as a kid. I'm not worried about the shows not being on anymore for me because most of them are available on DVD, at least partially but I am worried about future generations because they won't have any access to it and therefore won't be interested in buying DVDs/watching online. Fans of my generation and before pretty much "discovered" these shows on TV and sadly, that won't be happening as much in today's highly personalized world
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03-17-2009, 11:20 PM	#10
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03-17-2009, 01:10 PM	#2
tanquant Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 864	You are exactly right. I used to love TV Land but now the station is a joke. I can't find anything on anymore. On the Direct TV guide it says one show is coming on and High School Reunion comes on especially when Leave it to Beaver is supposed to be coming on. I also love Andy Griffith but the entire series is on dvd so why don't they show something that is not on dvd

03-17-2009, 02:47 PM	#5
sbeamish Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 28, 2004 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 296	I tell you, that's one thing I cannot understand. I can actually see why they've turned their backs on those of us who love 50s,60s, and 70s television. The money is with the younger crowd. But this whole Andy Griffith thing. I like the show too, though it's not one of my absolute favorites. But you wouldn't be able to blast it off TVLand primetime with a nuclear missile. Please, give SOME other show a chance: Lucy, Gilligan... anything. I don't think any old classic has had this kind of loving treatment from TVLand. Is Barney Fife running the station?

03-17-2009, 04:54 PM	#6
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	TVLand started to lose me when they added more and more shows from the 70's. For me they really went to sht when they added The Cosby Show*, I still havent forgiven them for that one. Now they are beyond watchable.

03-17-2009, 11:42 PM	#11
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03-18-2009, 01:07 AM	#12
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	I can't stand tv LAND . when they put on cobsyshow. i tryed watching it i don't like it much. i can't stand high school reuion. then they had Homemaker for a while now they keep adding more reality show. they even had she got the look. it was just stupid moldeing for older women. i think they should change their name to reality land. i don't care to much for the moives either . they show the same moives that been on other stations. now their coming out with another reaitly show called the cougar. it about older women dateing younger men. who in the world would watch this stuff? only two shows i watch is sanford and son andthe jerffersons. i also hated when they add scurbs and just shoot me. now their showing csi show. they come on other channels all day long. i want i love lucy back. i can't belive tv land got rid of the show. if they got ridof it they should repleace it with the lucy show OR THE hooneymooner or some older classic show. i just watch my dvd. i got the i love lucy season one and two on dvd. i'm gaving up on tv land.

03-18-2009, 05:26 AM	#14
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,060	I stopped watching tvland a couple of years ago.
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